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Released: 2003-11-04

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Washington Heights DVD Cast & Features Cast:
Gloria Irizarry, Ann McDonough, Jaime Tirelli, Gary Perez, Darien Sills-Evans, Josh Stamberg, Roberto Sanchez, Michael Hyatt, Manny Hoch, Brian DeJesus, Lisa Hammer, Marcos Palma, Sara Ramirez, Tomas Milian, Manny Perez, Andrea Navedo, Jude Ciccolella, Bobby Cannavale, David Zayas, Judy Reyes, Callie Thorne

Director(s): Alfredo de Villa

Features:
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English and Spanish subtitles

Washington Heights DVD Details

Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:
English, Spanish

Running Time: 85
Genre: Drama
Item Weight: 1
UPC: 031398103325
Product Code: LGT71427DVD
Format: DVD
Year:2002
Studio: Lions Gate

Washington Heights DVD Summary Carlos (Manny Perez) is a talented artist who draws comics for a living.

He's desperate to move out of his Washington Heights neighborhood.

His girlfriend, Maggie (Andrea Navedo) feels more connected to the neighborhood.

She's not so eager to leave.

Carlos's best friend, Mickey (Danny Hoch), works as a super in the building his father owns, but he dreams of being a professional bowler.

He's scheming to raise three grand to enter an open tournament in Las Vegas.

Carlos's father, Eddie (accomplished Cuban-born actor Tomas Milian, who starred in Michelangelo Antonioni's Indentificazione di una donna), owns a neighborhood grocery store, and is well-liked in the neighborhood for his friendly way of doing business.

Despite his advanced age, he's also a ladies' man, and was so even before Carlos's mother passed away.

His philandering ways account for a lot of the tension between father and son.

Carlos wants to draw his own comic book, but his boss, David (David Zayas) tells him that while he's got technical ability, his work is soulless.

But Carlos's plans for the future are disrupted when Eddie is shot and critically wounded during a robbery at the store.

Carlos resentfully takes care of his ailing father, and runs the store until Eddie can go back to work.

Carlos's growing understanding of his community, and his father's importance to it, is reflected in his work, and he has a creative breakthrough.

Meanwhile, Mickey's moneymaking schemes get him into trouble with Angel (Bobby Cannavale), Maggie's gangster brother.

Washington Heights was directed by Alfredo De Villa, who wrote the script with Nat Moss.

Novelist Junot Diaz (Drown) wrote additional dialogue.

The film was shown at the 2002 Urbanworld Film Festival, and at the 2002 Tribeca Film Festival, where it received a Special Mention.